Hamilton Southeastern has won 15 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Westfield has won 15 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will host the Westfield Shamrocks at 9:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hamilton Southeastern is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Cathedral, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Hamilton Southeastern was ranked first). Everything went Hamilton Southeastern's way against Cathedral on Saturday as Hamilton Southeastern made off with a 3-0 win.
After all that action, the final score was 25-14, 25-22, 25-15.
Hamilton Southeastern got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaylyn Christy out in front who had 14 digs. The team also got some help courtesy of Maye McConnell, who had nine digs and two aces.
Meanwhile, Westfield had just enough and edged Carmel out 3-2 on Monday.
Westfield took Carmel into a fifth set where they got it done with a six-point win. The final score came out to 25-22, 25-16, 18-25, 22-25, 15-9.
Westfield found their leader in underclassman Emily Blevins, who had 18 digs and two aces. Blevins has been hot recently, having also posted eight or more assists the last nine times she's played. Brooke Neale was another key player, getting 17 digs.
Hamilton Southeastern's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Westfield, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
Everything went Hamilton Southeastern's way against Westfield in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Hamilton Southeastern made off with a 3-0 victory. Does Hamilton Southeastern have another victory up their sleeve, or will Westfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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